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Leo Whelan RHA (1892-1956)
Estimate:
€30,000 - €40,000
Sold
€60,000
Live Auction
Important Irish Art
Size
24 by 19.50in. (61 by 49.5cm)
Description
Title: PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL COLLINS, c.1922
Note: Leo Whelan painted three portraits of Michael Collins from life in 1922. One was for General Headquarters of The Irish Free State National Army, now in the collection of The National Gallery of Ireland, another was purchased by Martin Walton, and the present work, which he retained in his personal collection and which was sold by his family through The Gorry Gallery in the 1960s.
Frame dimensions: 33 by 28.5in. (83.8 by 72.4cm)
Note: Leo Whelan painted three portraits of Michael Collins from life in 1922. One was for General Headquarters of The Irish Free State National Army, now in the collection of The National Gallery of Ireland, another was purchased by Martin Walton, and the present work, which he retained in his personal collection and which was sold by his family through The Gorry Gallery in the 1960s.
Frame dimensions: 33 by 28.5in. (83.8 by 72.4cm)
Condition
Surface dust visible throughout. Some cracking visible, these areas appear stable and have not led to flaking. Rubbing visible at extreme edges where the canvas meets the frame.
Medium
oil on canvas
Signature
signed lower right (folded onto stretcher on reverse)
Provenance
Family of the artist;Gorry Gallery, Dublin, c.1960s;Private collection
